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Direct linkHolm, Jennifer; Kajander, Ann – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2020
Some views of elementary teacher preparation may include the idea that undergraduate mathematics courses are useful or even crucial for prospective teachers to have. This study sought to identify teacher candidates with mathematics degrees, in order to study their mathematical preparation. The identified prospective teachers were studied to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Elementary School Mathematics
Download full textHolm, Jennifer; Kajander, Ann – Canadian Journal of Education, 2020
The research reported here is part of a larger study and examines the cases of two individuals who were initially unable to achieve the required 60% passing grade on a Mathematics for Teaching Exam at the end of their first enrolment in an intermediate-level mathematics methods course. The exam is a graduation requirement of the teacher education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, High Stakes Tests, Mathematics Tests, Academic Failure
Kajander, Ann; Holm, Jennifer – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2016
This study investigated the effect of a departmental focus on enhanced mathematics knowledge for teaching on overall performance in upper elementary mathematics methods courses. The study examined the effect of performance on a new course in mathematics for teaching on performance at the methods course level. In addition, the effect of performance…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Holm, Jennifer; Kajander, Ann; Avoseh, Jimmy – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2016
This study investigated the effect of different aspects of mathematics knowledge for teaching on performance in upper elementary mathematics methods courses. In the Ontario (Canada) context, prospective teachers have been, until the 2015-2016 school year, able to obtain a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree in as little as eight months after a…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Performance Factors
Holm, Jennifer; Kajander, Ann – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2012
A deep conceptual understanding of elementary mathematics as appropriate for teaching is increasingly thought to be an important aspect of elementary teacher capacity. This study explores preservice teachers' initial mathematical understandings and how these understandings developed during a mathematics methods course for upper elementary…
Descriptors: Elective Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Instruction, Methods Courses
Kajander, Ann – Canadian Journal of Education, 2010
Teachers' understanding of the elementary school mathematics curriculum forms part, but not all, of the newly emerged field of mathematics for teaching, a term that describes the specialised mathematics knowledge of teachers. Pre-service teachers from a one-year teacher preparation program were studied in each of three years, using a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
